Easy summer baking: Orange creamsicle cupcakes

Simple white cake mix is made special with the addition of orange juice and zest, vanilla and yogurt for an easy summer treat.

Photo by Michelle Hein

These orange creamsicle cupcakes celebrate summer flavor without the melt-factor. Since summer isn’t usually a time when you want to spend too much time in the kitchen, this recipe starts with a simple cake mix and then adds a few ingredients to make it special. Instead of using the oil, water and eggs that cake mixes typically call for, you’ll add orange juice and zest along with vanilla extract and Greek yogurt. The result is a light and moist cupcake with a fresh orange flavor. An orange-infused buttercream frosting tops them for a summer treat that’s great for birthday parties, barbecues, or just any day that you feel like having something special.

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Michelle Hein is a copy editor for a women's fashion company in Bucks County by day and a self-proclaimed food and drink fanatic by night and weekend. She enjoys attending wine classes, trying new recipes in the kitchen and going to new restaurants around town. If the writing gig doesn't pan out, she constantly dreams of owning her own bakery...perhaps connected to the restaurant/bar that her lawyer fiance dreams about. You may contact Michelle with your comments and questions.